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US 10,663,004 B2Granted
Bearing retention method and apparatus
AssigneeHamilton Sundstrand Corporation
InventorsMatthew Allen Slayter, Jeff A. Brown
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Abstract
A method of assembling a bearing assembly includes fitting a first ring onto a first end of a gear shaft. A second ring is fed into a slot in the first ring. The second ring is driven through the slot in the first ring. The second ring is positioned within the first ring. The second ring is positioned about the gear shaft such that a first end and a second end of the second ring are covered by a solid portion of the first ring.
Claims20
An assembly for the retention of a bearing, the assembly comprising:
- a first ring;
- a first groove in the first ring, wherein the first groove extends circumferentially along an inner surface of the first ring;
- at least one slot in the first ring, wherein the at least one slot includes a first channel extending circumferentially in a first direction from the at least one slot and a second channel extending circumferentially in a second direction from the at least one slot in a second direction opposite the first direction;
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- a second ring including a first circumferential end and a second circumferential end, wherein the second ring is configured to be fed through the at least one slot and positioned within the groove of the first ring.
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An assembly for the retention of a bearing, the assembly comprising:
- a first ring;
- a first groove in the first ring, wherein the first groove extends circumferentially along an inner surface of the first ring;
- at least one slot in the first ring;
- and
- a second ring including a first circumferential end and a second circumferential end, wherein the second ring is configured to be fed through the at least one slot and positioned within the groove of the first ring, wherein the first circumferential end of the second ring includes a first hole and the second circumferential end of the second ring includes a second hole.
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A bearing assembly comprising:
- a gear shaft;
- a bearing stack including at least one bearing, wherein the bearing stack is mounted onto and concentric with the gear shaft;
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- an assembly for retention of a bearing, the assembly comprising:
- a first ring;
- a first groove in the first ring, wherein the first groove extends circumferentially along an inner surface of the first ring;
- at least one slot in the first ring;
- and
- a second ring including a first circumferential end and a second circumferential end, wherein the second ring is configured to be fed through the at least one slot and positioned within the groove of the first ring, wherein the assembly is disposed on the bearing shaft adjacent to the bearing stack.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.